nissan put too much oil in sr20

[johna_99_99]

i was lazy so i brought my car to nissan to get the oil changed....i just checked it today for the hell of it and noticed it was well past the high level......if u take the distance between the Low and High level and multiply it by 2 thats how much they went over.......i just drained out a liter of oil....its at the High level now........i drove the car for about a week and a half with too much oil.....after draining the excess oil i actually noticed a difference in performance....would that have affected the engine with too much oil??????

damn nissan...they didnt even know what the engine was and ****...they couldve at least asked me....they didnt give a **** i guess...im gonna change the oil myself from now on....u cant trust anyone with your car these days

[Nismo_Freak]

How can you expect an American Nissan dealership to recognize an SR20DET engine when it was never sold here in any shape and form?

You should have told them how much oil the engine holds.

I'm sure they put 5 quarts in it to be safe.

Sorry chief, but the ball was in your court.

[johna_99_99]

ya i guess u are right.....next time i will make sure they put in the correct amount.....still....they couldve at least checked the level it wouldve taken 2 seconds....but can too much oil affect an engine????

[boost_creep]

well,i think they should have at least recognized the sr20 as it is used in the sentra se-rs.or even just put the same amount as the stock motor(ka),whick wqouldve been fine..when i was workin at toyota,every 4 cylinder got four quarts of oil.no matter what the engine model or vehicle type,four cylinder got four quarts.

[Valley]

How can you expect an American Nissan dealership to recognize an SR20DET engine when it was never sold here in any shape and form?

You should have told them how much oil the engine holds.

I'm sure they put 5 quarts in it to be safe.

Sorry chief, but the ball was in your court.

wrong, with any oil change (and i've done many from my previous job as a lube tech) you check the dipstick. if you don't know what amount goes in, for a 4cyl honda you start with 3.5 then go up. any other car, 4 then go up.

they ****ed up, it will be their job to fix it. and if its so bad about not having det version in america how'd they know what filter to put on?

oooh... i believe we got the sr20de shape and form too.

[Nismo_Freak]

wrong, with any oil change (and i've done many from my previous job as a lube tech) you check the dipstick. if you don't know what amount goes in, for a 4cyl honda you start with 3.5 then go up. any other car, 4 then go up.

they ****ed up, it will be their job to fix it. and if its so bad about not having det version in america how'd they know what filter to put on?

oooh... i believe we got the sr20de shape and form too.

Pfft, lube tech and Nissan technician are two very different jobs. The oil changes are filler material that you simply run through because they are a serious waste of time, and more of a service to the customer.

The tech should have checked, but then again if the tech would have known up front how many quarts the engine holds then that would have prevented the whole mistake, or maybe he just didn't care to raise the car and waste time draining the oil for something he gets paid $2 to do. Both parties are at fault.

Who knows what filter they actually put on the car. It could be a KA one. I can tell you that 90% of Nissan technicians wouldn't know what to do on an SR20DET because they have ZERO specifications for the motor.

It is quite lame to say "well the G20 has a SR engine!" ... I could make a page long list of things that are different between the two engines.

[Valley]

i know they're different putz. for one the de does not have oil squirters, has higher comp, no turbo to main the huge ones, the list goes on and on as we both know.

and having been a lube tech then being a tech i know that there is no difference between the two when they're doing the same job, there is a right way and a wrong way, he did it the wrong way. and the excuses you're giving him are dumb. when you're paid to do a job you do it and do it right because it will come back on you later. that and if he was doing an oil change he was probably still new and still on hourly. but i'm going to stop now.

[johna_99_99]

lol...but guys does it affect the engine with too much oil!!!!!! hah...thanks

the last thing i want to do is hurt my beautiful sr

[Valley]

yes. its a lot more drag on the crank, and with to much oil you will fubar your bottem end.

you had what? and extra Qt, 1.5 Qt for 1.5 weeks? probably didn't do much if anything from my experiance.

[johna_99_99]

ya about 1 liter.....i live in canada so we go by liters...i dont know how much a quart is but from what your saying it seems like i didnt hurt the sr..thanks

[johna_99_99]

i know its 3.7 liters of oil for the sr...i had 4.7 i guess aha

[2_Liter_Turbo]

Running too much oil can Destroy your Piston Rings. I found out the hard way about 4 years ago, before I actually knew what I was doing.

[Nismo_Freak]

i know they're different putz. for one the de does not have oil squirters, has higher comp, no turbo to main the huge ones, the list goes on and on as we both know.

and having been a lube tech then being a tech i know that there is no difference between the two when they're doing the same job, there is a right way and a wrong way, he did it the wrong way. and the excuses you're giving him are dumb. when you're paid to do a job you do it and do it right because it will come back on you later. that and if he was doing an oil change he was probably still new and still on hourly. but i'm going to stop now.

The problem is with 3 people.

1. The owner for not correctly notifying them of any abnormalities. 2. The service writer for not checking over the car correctly.3. The technician for doing a half arse job.

Thats my point, jackoff.

[Akihisa]

When I had an Sr in my 240, I tried taking it to my local dealership. They said since the engine wasn't listed that they couldn't even change so much as a windshield wiper on it.

[virus77]

Change your own oil you wuss, then you wont have this problem.

[karmakaze]

Change your own oil you wuss, then you wont have this problem.

no ****.

[clutch Kick drifter]

haha. Your right CHANGE your own **mn oil you big girl

[TougeTune180]

also if you run too much oil for too long, or too hard, you can blow out your front or rear main seal, but you would have known if that went right away, you would prolly leak most of your oil rather quickly and possibly seize your engine, but just for safe sake i would look around both of those to check for oozing, but it doesnt sound like you had that much extra oil, and didnt drive it that long, so i doubt that you did any real damage

[johna_99_99]

good to know thanks...car has been fine since fixing to proper level...im actualy thinking they might not have even changed it and just poured in oil....when i drained the oil to get it back down to normal it was dirty as hell....who knows if they did or not......i did not physically see them do it so who knows....i might just do a complete oil change again MYSELF

[nismostate]

u had a dealership change your oil?? wtf. dont get turbocharged motor if you can't do your own maintenance.